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Tuesdays at the Castle

Written by Jessica Day George

Narrated by Suzy Jackson

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Publisher Marketing: Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room, a turret, or sometimes even an entire wing. No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one-other than Celie, that is-takes the time to map out the new additions. But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed and their fate is unknown, it's up to Celie, with her secret knowledge of the castle's never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom. This delightful book from a fan- and bookseller-favorite kicks off a brand-new series sure to become a modern classic. Awards: Cybils | Finalist | Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr | 2011 - 2011 ; Nene Award | Nominee | Children's Fiction | 2014 - 2014 ; Sunshine State Young Reader's Award | Nominee | Grades 3-5 | 2013 - 2013 ; Great Stone Face Book Award | Nominee | Grades 4-6 | 2012 - 2013 ; Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award | Nominee | Grades 3-6 | 2013 - 2013 ; Utah Book Award | Winner | Children's | 2011 - 2011 ; Georgia Children's Book Award | Nominee | Children's Book | 2014 - 2014 ; Sequoyah Book Awards | Nominee | Children's | 2014 - 2014 ; Beehive Awards | Nominee | Fiction | 2014 - 2014 ; William Allen White Childens Book Award | Nominee | Grades 3-5 | 2014 - 2014 ; Rhode Island Children's Book Awards | Nominee | Grades 3-6 | 2014 - 2014 ; Volunteer State Book Awards | Nominee | Intermediate | 2014 - 2015
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 11, 2014
ISBN9781490613970
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Jessica Day George

JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tuesdays at the Castle series, the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, and the Dragon Slippers trilogy. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and worked as a librarian and bookseller before turning to writing full-time. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and their three young children. www.jessicadaygeorge.com @jessdaygeorge

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I don't read Middle Grade books often because they often feel like they are explicitly aimed at an audience without much vocabulary. (I think this qualifies as a Middle Grade?) This book, however, didn't give me that impression, and was an entirely enjoyable book to read as an adult despite its target audience being much younger than me. Two thumbs up!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH! it is amazing and totally awesome
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Okay now that poge got her family (King Glower the 79,Queen Glower the 79,and Bran )they are back to being a family again,but what the heck (or cup )!?that doll changed!?This book is great! Now that I really finished this book I want to listen to the next book (if I ask Mom).
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    What a great adventure in a fascinating world. Castle Glower might be the greatest place ever to live. Imagine a castle that adds rooms whenever it wants to. Celie is the youngest child of King Glower the 79th and his Queen. She is the one who loves the castle best and delights in exploring and mapping all the changes that it goes through. She is 11. When the King and Queen leave to attend their oldest son's graduation from wizard school, Celie is sad to be left behind with her sister Lilah and brother Rolf. But the children are even more distressed when their parents don't return and are presumed dead. When emissaries arrive from two of the nearest countries and the Council seems to be pushing Rolf aside, Celie is determined to do something.Prince Khelsh from Vhervhine is clearly up to something and the Council is going along with it. Rolf is the heir to the throne but is only 14. The Council decides to set up a Regency to last for ten years and appoints Prince Khelsh to be on the Council. Celie and Castle Glower need to find a way to continue the search for her parents and to keep Rolf safe from the plotting of the Council. Luckily they are up to the task.This was an exciting story with well-drawn characters. There was a lot of action and adventure. I recommend it to middle grade fantasy lovers.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    it's awesome a great book! really good
    a good story ?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Are family loves it so SO much!! And we highly recommend it!!!!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It was an enchanting story with brave siblings who didn’t always get along but DID have each other’s back in times of trouble.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was so much fun! I loved the adorable and spunky Princess Celie and her magical, sentient castle.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Princess Celie lives in a magic castle that expresses its will by creating new rooms, moving stairways, stretching halls, and even ejecting people it doesn't like. The castle seems to like Celie best of all and she pleasantly spends her time exploring and mapping its ever changing layout until tragedy strikes when Celie's parents and oldest brother go missing. Celie and her remaining brother and sister are certain they are still alive but the kingdom's Council refuses to believe them. The Council insists on enacting its plan to put the heir on the thrown but to control him by forcing a regency. Celie quickly finds out that there is even more to the Council's plan which involve an exiled foreign prince. Together the castle, Celie and her siblings must fight against the Council until their parents return. Imaginative and delightful my only compliant is that I would have liked more of a follow up for an ending. It's hard to picture a sequel, but I hope I am wrong.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It was an amazing book I love it a lot
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    this, y'all, is why Flynn Rider said; "guys, i want a castle"
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book a great read! I haven't read it in a while, but I do remember it being a little slow, but other than that it was great!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Castle Glower has always decided who the next reigning king will be. It simply moves the future king’s room next to the throne room. That’s because Castle Glower has a life and magic all its own. If it likes you, it might make your room more comfortable or move you to a desirable location in the castle. If it doesn't like you, then it may make your furniture smaller or it could order the doors in your room to disappear. Any number of things could happen! That's why Princess Celie has been spending so much time mapping the ever changing palace. So many people get lost because things are constantly shifting, luckily the castle always helps her get where she's going. Everyone agrees that the castle likes her best. Celie’s father, King Glower the seventy-ninth, has been king for a while, and his son, Rolf, is next in line to the thrown (thanks to the castle moving his room). When her oldest brother graduates from wizarding school her parents leave to attend, and everything changes. After they are believed to be dead, Rolf must take over his position as the new king, but many other people want this position as well. Who will the castle choose? Can the two main king contenders who come to the castle be trusted? What will happen when a spell is cast? You must read this exciting adventure to find out what happens!

    I have wanted to read Tuesday's at the Castle by Jessica Day George since I first saw the cover. It looked enchanting, and I was intrigued to find out what the story was about. I loved the idea of rooms that change and grow in a castle that was full of surprises. The main character, Princess Celie, is so kind and clever that I felt like I knew her. She would be such fun to be friends with! Celie’s love for the castle came through and made me want to explore the passageways with her. The atlas she's creating sounds like a lot of work, but it's also a smart idea. The story was full of magic, suspense, and characters that kept me reading on to find out what would happen next. I'd recommend this book to kids in grades third and up who love fantasy and who imagine a world where anything is possible. This is my first book by this author, but I look forward to reading more of her books. I'll definitely be reading the next story in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    (First of 5: Castle Glower series. Fantasy, children's)Castle Glower is semi-sentient to the extent it decides who the next ruler of the land of Sleyne will be. Sometimes it gets bored and adds new rooms, usually on Tuesdays, and the route between any two places inside the castle isn't always the same. Eleven year old Celie is the youngest of King Glower's children and she loves the castle; she is mapping the rooms in the castle so other people will be able to find their way around more easily. And when little Celie was sick, and the Castle filled her room with flowers, King Glower agreed with it. Everybody loved Celie, the fourth and most delightful of the royal children.Celie is the protagonist of the story (narrated in the third person) as the king and queen disappear while away on a journey and hostile forces try to take over the Castle.This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. There are some delightfully silly moments, such as the room with the bouncy floor that can only be reached through a fireplace which would appeal to children, although as an adult I might question some of the political decisions in the story. I did like the relationship between Celie and her siblings, which felt natural, and I liked the way people were thoughtful - obviously the Castle approved of them, too, because it made their rooms bigger and better furnished. The bad guys are maybe a little one dimensional, but that didn't detract from a children's book that was quick and easy to read.4****
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Even though I was older than the target demographic when I read this, I still LOVED it! Simple, clean, happy fantasy! Would make a great read aloud!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Tuesdays at the Castle struck just the right note with me as I was reading it. Celie is an intelligent, spunky, delightful eleven-year-old, and is a delight to follow around. The writing is smart and crisp, and the pacing is excellent.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It's no ordinary castle. It has favorites. It rearranges itself. And someone's trying to map it.If your entertainment tastes run more to smiling, you'll like this one.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I absolutely loved this book. To me Castle Glower was almost like a character itself. On Tuesday’s in particular the castle would get bored and create a new and hidden room. For our main character, eleven year old Celie would be off exploring the new addition. When Celie’s oldest brother graduates Wizard school her parents go off for his graduation. This leaves siblings Celie, Rolf, and Lilah in the castle alone. Their parents are attacked on their journey and word gets back that they have been killed. As people from other lands come to pay their respect it becomes clear they are there also in the hopes of obtaining the kingdom. What they don’t realize is that this magical castle hasn’t changed anything in the king and queen’s suite and this lead the children to believe their parents are not dead. With the castle’s help they will defend their kingdom at all cost. This is a wonderfully, adventurous book to read. I really need to read the other books in the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Tuesdays at the Castle struck just the right note with me as I was reading it. Celie is an intelligent, spunky, delightful eleven-year-old, and is a delight to follow around. The writing is smart and crisp, and the pacing is excellent.Speaking specifically about the audiobook, I found Suzy Jackson's narration to be quite good, though occasionally it was hard to tell the male character voices apart. I liked how she paced things, and I am pleased to see that she has done the audio for the rest of the series as well. I like consistency like that.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Meet the castle that can build itself... and the children who will do anything to defend it.-from the back cover Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a new room or two.- first sentence Castle Glower picked kings based on some other criteria all its own... Legend had it that the Castle had repeatedly steered the old king's barber to the throne room via a changing series of corridors for days until the Royal Council had him declared the next king, while the young man who should have been Glower the Seventieth found himself head-down in a haystack after having been forcibly ejected from the Castle through the water closet.- Chapter 1 This is an exceptional book. I love Princess Celie's character. She is strong and independent and she believes in the castle's magic more than anyone. She trusts in the castle and knows it will protect her. All three of the children are great characters. It is pretty obvious that some of the characters have nefarious plans and others aren't so evident. Throughout the book, I was pretty sure I knew how it would end, but along the way, there were a few surprises. Recommended to:Ages 9-12; readers who like magic; the castle being "alive" is great fun!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a very fun, sweet book! It grabbed my attention from the very start and if I have children of my own someday this will be a book I recommend to them. The narrator did a wonderful job, I didn't find her voice annoying at all. The main character was a strong and capable young girl but didn't throw her independence in your face. Her family believed in her and I loved that the castle was magically alive! I will totally be reading more books in the series!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Tuesday's at the Castle is a fairy tale book that is fiction. It was about a girl's parents who went off to her brother's graduation. While the parents are gone other people try to take over the castle. The castle shrinks or expands on Tuesdays. At the end of the book Celia saved the Castle because she had studied the castle and knew what to do in the type of situation that she was in. Her parents ended up returning to the castle alive. It is a great book for boys or girls, but I feel it would be more appealing to a girl since it is more of a fairy tale. I enjoyed the book and would recommend it for students grades 4-8.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This book allows the reader to use his or her imagination and explore a fantasy world. When reading this story, the reader has to really concentrate on the actions or events happening in the story, and what trouble or circumstances those events may bring later. This book is thrilling and once readers start the book, they do not want to put it down. This book may encourage readers to have imaginations of their own and turn their own homes into a “Castle Glower.” I highly recommend this book because it allows students' imaginations guide them. Students are sure to get swept away in the storyline of this book, as did I.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There can be many themes applied to this story. One, family is the most important thing and can never be replaced. Celie says, “It means that Father isn’t dead” (47). Celie may not have hard evidence supporting that her family is still alive but with the help of her friend the castle she is convinced not to give up on what matters, family.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book is about a young princess, Celie, whose parents and oldest brother are attacked while on a journey and are presumed to be dead, leaving Celie and her older sister and [youngest] older brother alone to defend their magical castle and kingdom against an evil prince and a treasonous royal council until their parents and brother are found.I would recommend this book to boys and (especially) girls because it is an interesting, unique story that encourages young people that if they do the best they are able to and show courage, they can do great things.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This is a great book, if people are into magic and castles and that kind of stuff. It is a very good book, with a great story line. It keeps the reader interested and invested in the story. Tuesdays at the castle can appeal to a range of different people. It has magic and fighting and love all twisted into one book, so there are many different elements that people could like about the book.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Tuesdays at the Castle, written Jessica Day George, is about a magical castle that changes its room and format of the house daily to help out the Royal Family. Celie is the castle’s favorite of the royal family. It shows her all kinds of secret passages and leads her to discover of the evil Councils plan to take the castle over by killing her parents and her brother. The theme of this book is faith. Celie had to have faith in the Castle to help her find out the Council’s secrets and also to escape and hide from them. She also had to have faith that her parents were still alive and that everything would end up back to normal. This book is an easy read and would get the interest of most middle school students. I would recommend this book to any teacher and children, it even sparked my interest as a college student.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Jessica Day George is an American author, who currently lives in Utah. She is a New York Times best selling author. She received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author. Her book, Tuesdays at the Castle, is an outstanding book for young readers. Since the Mississippi Magnolia Award is nominated by students, this book has a great chance to receive a nomination. The book is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to get attached to. The overall message that is sent to students through this book is the idea of bravery and standing up for what you believe in. Students tend to love books about castles and fair tales, so Tuesdays at the Castle has all the potential to receive the Mississippi Magnolia award. Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie’s favorite days, and they can be somewhat confusing for other people in the Castle. This is because, on Tuesdays, the Castle adds a new room, a new hallway, a new staircase, or sometimes even an entire new wing. No one ever knows what the Castle will do next, but Celie pays close attention and maps out everything she knows about the Castle, which comes to be of great assistance when her parents are in danger. It is up to Celie and her siblings to protect the throne of their parents, the king and queen.Castle Glower can easily be argued as the main character of this story, although the Castle isn’t necessarily stated as a character. Castle Glower, along with the help of Celie, Rolf, and Lylah, all come together in a time of need to save King Glower the seventy-ninth and the queen’s throne. The evil Prince Khelsh will let nothing stand in his way of being the King of Sleyne.The overall theme of Tuesdays at the Castle is to show students that, although you may be young or small, everyone can make a difference. Celie was only eleven-years-old, but she was very brave and stood up to Prince Khelsh and protected her family. Although you may be young or small, bravery is one of the biggest things in the world, and sometimes that’s all it takes.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Tuesdays at the Castle is written by Jessica Day George. The story follows the lives of three royal kids Celie, Rolf, and Lilah as their kingdom is being take over by a prince from a neighboring kingdom due to the death of their parents. This will provide readers with an adventure and peak curiosity to see how the kids will save the kingdom.The story centers around the the kids of King Glower the seventy ninth, Celie, Rolf, and Lilah. When the King and Queen of Castle Glower are claimed dead, a visiting prince, Prince Khelsh, coming to pay respects to the kids plots to take his place as the next heir of the castle. Celie takes the lead by spying on Prince Khelsh and figuring out what it is that the Prince is up to.I think that a major theme is just the magical essence that the book just has incorporated into it and the creativity that the kids have to be able to accomplish the plans that they have to make sure that Prince Khelsh is not successful in becoming heir to the throne. The The kids must figure out the plan and stop him. Celine leads the spying on the prince as he develops his plan to take the throne by using a cloak to spy on all the meetings he has with the elders of the council to convince the acting King Rolf to make it official on documents that Prince Khelsh will be the next Prince. Celie is able to get her siblings to escape the castle, grab the crown, and get rid of Prince Khelsh.Jessica Day George has written more books with the title similar to Tuesdays at the Castle like Thursdays with the Crown and Wednesdays in the Tower. Wednesday in the Tower is the sequel to Tuesdays at the Castle.Summary: In order to restore peace for the castle and its future, Celine leads the spying on the prince as he develops his plan to take the throne by using a cloak to spy on all the meetings he has with the elders of the council to convince the acting King Rolf to make it official on documents that Prince Khelsh will be the next Prince. Celie is able to get her siblings to escape the castle, grab the crown, and get rid of Prince Khelsh.“Isn’t Prince Khelsh the mean one?” This was Celie’s initial thought when Prince Khelsh arrived at Castle Glower. This quote would be carrying a lot more weight as the story develops for the reader. As the story continues Celie tells her siblings “It keeps showing me this room”. This quote emphasizes the castle displaying its control in the story and magical aspect of the entire novel.This book has some strong scenes describing violence, yet it has that magical aspect and the creativity the characters develop in their plan to save the castle. So, the book does really well in attracting emotion from the reader, while maintaining adventure from beginning to end, and creating plot twists.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Author: Jessica Day George Summary: Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle adds a new room or sometimes even an entire wing! No one ever knows what the castle will do next, and no one-other than Celie takes the time to map out the new additions. But when King and Queen Glower are ambushed while traveling and their whereabouts are unclear, it's up to Celie, with her knowledge of the castle's never-ending and always-changing twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom. Celie’s courage is put to the test when a new prince tries to take over Castle Glower and the kingdom. Characters: Castle Glower and the Glower family, made up of King and Queen Glower, Lilah, Rolf, Celie, are the main characters. Some other characters include: Khlesh, the Emissary, and Pogue. Theme: The theme of this story focuses on fantasy and supernatural events. This story appeals to readers with imaginative and creative minds.Plot: Celie is the youngest of the King and Queen Glower’s four children. They live in a magical castle that grows and shrinks, depending on the apparent whim of the Castle itself. It chooses the king by giving him a stately bedroom near the throne room or kicks people out by giving them small, uncomfortable rooms or just physically kicks them out. The Castle is always changing, but mostly these changes happen on Tuesdays. The royal family knows the rules for navigating it, but Celie knows the Castle the best. The king and queen leave the Castle to attend Bran’s graduation from the College of Wizardry. Bran is their oldest son, but the Castle made the second born son, Rolf, the heir. The king and queen are attacked by bandits on their return home to the Castle, and only the royal carriage and one wounded soldier, Avery, return. The Council claims that the king and queen are dead, and press to crown Rolf king and then appoint the Council as Regents, acting on his behalf for the next ten years. Although only 14 years old, Rolf is competent enough to rule as king, but he believes the king and queen are not dead because the Castle has not changed their room or turns his room into the royal bedroom. In fact, everything is just as it had been. The Royal Chambers were still the same size and in the same place, as was Rolf’s room. The Council appoints an evil prince from another kingdom, Khelsh, to the Council, and tries to force Rolf to make Khelsh his heir. Rolf, Lilah, Celie, and their friend Pogue, a handsome boy who came to flirt with Lilah when he heard the news of the king and queen’s fate, try to find Bran and the king and queen while holding the kingdom together, all with the help of the Castle. Khelsh uses the wizards from his land to find a spell that puts the Castle to sleep and then takes over the Castle, knowing the Glower children were virtually helpless without it on their side. It takes all three children using all of their wits to protect the kingdom and the Castle until their parents return. Setting: This story in its entirety takes place in Castle Glower or on its grounds. Significant specific settings include the Spyglass Tower, the kitchens, and the throne room.